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END GATE.

No. 888,852. Patented Jan. 8, 18.88.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK. s. sEAns, or

ATKINSON, ILLINOIS.

END-GATE..

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 395,852, dated January 8, 1889.

Application tiled October 2 9, 1 88 8.

' End-Gate, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description.

rlhis invention relates to wagon end-gates, and has :for its object to provide an end-gate l which can be readily opened, swung into and held in horizontalposition at the open end of the wagon-body, or swung beneath the wagonbody, and so constructed that a part ofthe endgate only may be opened.

The invention consists in an end-gatev and in details thereof, constructed and arranged as hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure l is an end view of a wagonbody provided with an end-gate constructed in aecordance with. this invention. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof with the wagon-body broken away. Fig. 3 is a vert ical longitudinal section on the line .1', Fig. l; and Fig. t is a perspective view of a portion ot the gate detached.

In carrying out this invention a wagon body, l, is constructed with a strip, 2, secured beneath and projecting beyond the rear end of its bottom il and forming a ledge on which the lower edge of the end-gate may rest. The end-gate is formed with vertical portions t, which when the end-gateis closed lie against the ends ot' tho sides 5 of the \\'agon-body and are connected at their lower ends by a horizontal bar, G, resting on the ledge 2 and adjacent to their upper ends by a horizontal bar, 7. The vertical portions t are formed with side strips, S, which overlap the sides 5 ot' the wagon-body when closed.

To aid in retaining the end-gate in position on the ledge 2, the lower edge of the end-gate is detachably connected to the ledge 2 by any l suitable means, and as'here shown by means of hooks 9 and IO, preferably formed by the bent ends of plates 9', secured to the vertical f portions 4f and plates l0 on the ledge or projecting strip 2.

To complete the end-gate, thc space be i tween the vertical portions t is closed by a panel, l1, held in place by the horizontal bar 7, extending across its upper portion, and a cross-bar, l2, secured to panel 1l, adjacent to its lower part and having slotted ends 12', which engage pro j eeting bolts 123 on the vertical portions t, and are preferably held in place by crank-nuts Il on the threaded ends of bolts lf3. The panel ll is held from inward movement adjacent to its top by a horizontal bar, Il', havingl projecting ends bearing against the vertical portions 4- o't' the endgate. The panel ll may bc removed .trom thc end-gate by turning the nuts I4 so as to register with the slots inV the ends l2', and then swinging the panel outward at its lower end, so as to clearlthe cross-bar G, and then drawing the end-gate down out ot' engagement with cross-bar 7.

The end-gate is swung into and out of closed position with the open end of the wagon-body by means of iexible metallic straps l5 and t5 on each side of the end-gate, the straps l5 being pivoted at one end to metallic plates 17, secured to the sides of the end-gate, and at the other end pivoted to one end of the straps I6. 'lhe straps lli, which are somewhat shorter than the straps l5, are pi voted at their.

other end to brackets IS, secured to the sides 5 of the wagon-body, and formed at their lower end with a hook, lil. lVhen the end: gate is in closed position, the straps l5 andlti are in the folded position shown in Fig. 2 and serve to keep the end-gate closed.

In order to open the end-gate, it is only necessary to raise straps 15 and 16 to clear straps l5 from engagement with hooks 19, there being enough play of the parts and the straps being flexible enough to permit of the disengagement above described. The end-gate may be then swung to thehorizontal position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, the straps 15 and 16 unfolding and extending to the in-l clined position shown in dotted lines, and the lower edge of the gate abutting against the ends of the sides 5 of the wagon-body, with the lower end of the gate resting on the ledge 2. If it is desired to move the end-gate entirely out ot' the way, its lower end may be lifted ot'f of the ledge 2 and the end-gate swung beneath the wagon-body and suspended by the straps l5 and 1G. The metallic facings 9 and 10 serve to strengthen and protect from wear the vertical portions 4 and the ends IOO ot' strip The straps l5 and 1G are formed at their outer pivotal ends with oblong slots 17 and 1S', which engage pins on t-he plate 17 and bracket 1S, having oblong heads 1U. with which the slots 1T and 1S may register upon turning the straps 15 and 1li on the pins. lly this ineans the straps Vl5 and 113 may be detaeheifl troni their pivot-pins and the end -gate entirely rennwed troni the wagon.

By means ot' this invention it will be seen that an end-gate 'is provided which may be easily operated, maybe only partly opened to discharge the contents otl a wagon, (as, tor exanlljlle, grain,) and will be etleetive.

Having th ns described nl v invention, I ele i n1 as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. 'lhe combination, with a wagon-body having a l'n'ojeeting strip or ledge-at the rear end ot' its lglottom, ot an end-gate adapted to rest on the projecting strip and connected to the wagon-Maly on each side bynletallic straps pivoted together and hooks on the sides otl the wagon-body with which the straps pivoted to the endgai e engage, substantially as described.

il. An end-gate constructed with a detachable panel and means for fastening the panel to the end-gate, substantially as deseriln-fd.

3. An end-gate constructed with the vertical portions et, having projecting screwthreaded bolts lil, the bottoni eonneetingbar, 1i, the top connecting-bar, 7, and the panel '11 with its upper end infojecting within the bar 7 and its lower end resting on bart, the crossbar let', secured to panel l1 and having projecting ends overlapping vertical portions Jr, and the cross-bar l2, secured to panel ll and having linojecting slotted ends 1,2, engaging bolts lll, and held in place by crank-mits 1t on the bolts lrl, substantially as described.

ai. The combination, with a wagon -body having a projection at the rear end of its bottoni, ot' an end-gate resting on the projection, brackets on the sides of the wagon-body, and hooks and straps on each side of the end-gate pivoted together at their inner ends and at their outer ends to the brackets and end-gate, respectively, the straps pivoted to the endgate being laterally movable into engagement with thc lnacket-hooks, substantially as described.

The combination, with the wagon-body l, having the projecting strip 2 at the rea-r end ot' its bottom provided with metallic plates 111', having inwardly-projeating hooks lll, and the brackets 1.3, with hooks 19, on the sides 5 ol' the wagon-body, otl an, end-gate formed with vertical portions 4, having a connecting-bar, o, at their lower ends and a connetting-bar, 7, adjacent to their upper ends, metallic plates 9 on the vertical portions 4t, provided with outwardly-projeeting hooks 9 at their lower ends engaging hooks l0, and screw-threaded bolts 13, projecting from Vertical portions l, and a detachable panel, 11 having its upper end projecting within bar 7, a bar, it', securedv to panel 11. adjacent to bar 7, with projecting ends overlapping vertical portions 4, a cross-bar, 12, secured to panel ll adjacent to its lower port-ion, having slotted ends 112', engaging bolts 1S, and fastening crank-nuts 1t on bolts 13, adapted to register with slots 12', metallic straps .15 and 1t on each side ot the wagon-body and pivoted together at their inner ends, the straps l5, which are laterally nio vable into and out of engagement with hooks 1Q, being pivoted at their outer ends` to the endgate, and the straps 16 lleing pivoted at their outer ends to the brackets 18, substantially as described.

4 FRANK. S. SEARS. 7Wi tnesses:

JOHN F. N ow nas,

A. J. DICKEY. 

